Thursday, July 8, 2010

Maybe My Favourite Outfit?

Mom and I went for lunch today, plus I thought I was going for drinks after work (didn't happen), so I took the bus to give my feet (and knees) a rest. They feel much better!

Anyway, I spent a little time last night actually trying on today's outfit and deciding how to throw it all together, and I feel it paid off: This is the dress I wore last month here. Once again, it was deliciously floaty and cool, considering it was so hot today!

I found this amazing vintage slip in my favourite consignment shop last weekend, and knew it would look fabulous under the sheer dress. The flounded hem of the skirt needed to be shown off properly so I thought of pinning up a bit of the dress on the side with a brooch. I felt so clever.

I don't usually show my underthings, but this slip fits so perfectly (and covers everything). Check it out:

Isn't that beautiful in the waist? It was priced at $39 but it had a couple of wee holes in it, so Annie gave it to me for $24. The label says "Suzette Lingerie" - the only Suzette Lingerie I could find online was a costume place in Yonkers, NY.That looks like a vintage label to me, though, plus it has a metal zipper on the side. Definitely not new.

Now, normally, I would chuck on the red belt and that's that, but I didn't like the way it looked with the silver modern buckle at the waist with the rhinestone pin so close. I did like how the brown belt blended in with the dress, while still giving it waist definition, and also had rhinestones. So I moved the buckle off to the side to draw the eye to the pin on the skirt.

Then I felt really clever. I still wanted a bit more red with the outfit, so I wrapped the red belt around my wrist and made it into a cuff: Then I put on my new shoes - Fergalicious by Fergie (ha!) - that I got last week for $45 on sale at the Bay (score).

I wasn't sure about them when I saw them, but Ruth convinced me. The style is a little "out there", but they are growing on me. I figured the best way to get used to them was not to have them as the main focus in the outfit. Next time!

The stuff:

Oh, sweet pythony goodness! These were super comfortable all day.

A close-up of the other bits:

The big belt buckle on the brown belt, the red belt/cuff, the pin (I pinned it on the diagonal on the skirt to give it a nice gather), and my mom's rhinestone clip-on earrings (liberated from her jewelry box in the 80s).

Hi Sheila, just found you via Already Pretty, and whoa, I'm so happy to find someone else who wears old things, loves to tinker with skirts, uses muted shades and puts accessories all over the place. TOTALLY my kind of fashion! you've just got another follower.

Hi, lyrebird, and welcome! So glad to have you here and thank you so much for the comments! I do love bright colours, so be warned!

Thanks so much, Tat! The belt as bracelet was fine - no more cumbersome than a large cuff (and it didn't fall off, which was nice, as my cuffs are often too big). I did play with it all day, but other than that, it was fine. I can't wait to try this out on another belt!

GOOOOOODNESS, my full attention zeroed in on those fabulous shoes. Then I caught the belt trick and found a whole new illustration for "wristlet." Love things that wrap and wrap again. You little fashion genius.

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